In choosing an active or passive teaching strategy, the teacher must also consider other factors such as subject matter, the resources available, the time allotted for the lesson, and the background knowledge of the students.

Although lecturing continues to be the most widely employed method in classrooms across the country, research on the way we learn indicates that lecturing is not always very effective. Therefore, I plan to use several other methods in passing knowledge about the subject matter to my students. Such as:

The use of a variety of educational software on different platforms to deliver digital content for student learning. The software might be installed as an application or a program that students access on the internet.

Small group discussions which enables each student to become an expert on a particular topic and then share that knowledge by moving from one group to another. Each student expert then "teaches" the content to the members of each group. All members are responsible to learn all content from one another.

Multimedia methods of presentation are passive methods of delivering content and include slideshows (Powerpoint) or movies. When creating presentations, I intend to keep notes concise while including interesting and relevant images.

Finally, I intend to organize student presentations whereby I hand out topics to students or groups and have them present information on each topic as a short presentation. This not only helps students learn the material in a deeper manner but also provides them with practice in public speaking.